Givotia madagascariensis
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Givotia madagascariensis, locally known as farafatsy,[1] is a commercially valuable softwood tree endemic to the southwestern Madagascar[2] province formally known as Toliara Province.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Givotia |
Species: | G. madagascariensis |
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It is in the genus Givotia of the family Euphorbiaceae.[3] Locals use it in building canoes[1] and in folk medicine, and it has been investigated for antitumor substances.[4]